Clinton Dole to Campaign in Iowa Amid Visit
Iowa Democrats say taxpayers will not fund Clinton's Des Moines stop. Bonnie Campbell and the campaign cover costs for a five hour visit including an airport rally and a $250 plate fundraiser. Branstad counters with Dole and Bush appearances to follow.
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Ron Parker
Iowa
Democratic Party
Bonnie Campbell
Clinton
Des Moines
Parker
Schwarm
Campbell
Terry Branstad
Branstad
Senate
Bob Dole
Kansas
Ankeny
ICN chief urges phone industry cooperation in Iowa
Iowa Telecommunications & Technology Commission chairman Bob Bauer urged private phone companies at the ITA conference to unite to keep the ICN fiber optic network ahead of technological advances. He warned that in-fighting could derail the project as private firms seek to limit expansions while bidding to connect hundreds of schools and libraries. Bauer expects an executive director by year end and calls for public private partnerships to leverage funds for 700 video classrooms online by 1996.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa Communications Network
ICN
Iowa
Bob Bauer
Iowa Telecommunications & Technology Commission
Iowa Telephone Association
ITA
Bauer
Tom Sepic
Revenues rebound in October in Des Moines
October tax receipts surged 7.8 percent, lifting year-to-date collections to 1.2 billion through four months. July to October growth outpaced last year by 4.8 percent, led by strong sales and personal income taxes, with projected 1995- year totals and potential extra gains if momentum persists.
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Des Moines Bureau
Des Moines
Legislative Fiscal Bureau
Dennis Prouty
Prouty
Corrected top 50 employers list omits several firms
Iowa DES acknowledges errors in the 1994 Condition of Employment report causing major omissions from the top 50. Cedar Rapids School District should be 34th and Davenport School District 32nd. other absent entities include Fareway Stores, Caseys General Stores, Swift Independent Packing, Pizza Hut, and Blue Cross Blue Shield. Revisions use calendar year totals, not federal fiscal year data.
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Rod Boshart
Des Moines
Iowa
State Department of Employment Services
DES
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Casey’s General Stores
Swift Independent Packing Co
Pizza Hut of America
Blue Cross & Blue Shield
City of
Cedar Rapids
Kirkwood Community College
U.S. Postal Service
Rockwell Corp
Burlington man cleared of 12000 in past due child support
Rodney Darnell, 25, proved he was not the father of an 8 year old and had debt waived by the Iowa Department of Human Services. His attorney said the debt is forgiven after a 1991 discovery and a subsequent legal shift ending future support obligations.
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Burlington
Rodney Darnell
Darnell
William Bauer
Iowa Department of Human Services
Iowa Falls
Bauer
Hardin County
Milton Leiser
Iranians Seek Asylum After Shah Overthrown
Foad and Haideh, an Iranian couple now in the United States, seek political asylum after fleeing Iran. They emigrated in 1986, faced an attorney who took $500, Grassley plans to reintroduce a private bill in the 104th Congress to aid them, and INS has denied renewals citing deportability. The family has written to President Clinton and Oprah Winfrey. their pastor calls deportation a tragedy.
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Iran
Foad
Haideh
University of Northern Iowa
Hawkeye Community College
Waterloo
Los Angeles
Charles Grassley
Clinton
Oprah Winfrey
Valley View Church Opens Mayahi Legal Fund
Valley View Baptist Church has organized a relief fund to cover the Mayahi family's legal expenses, expected to surpass $3,500 soon. Donations can be mailed to Valley View Baptist Church 815 Orchard Dr Cedar Falls 50613 with checks payable to the church and designated for the Mayahi legal fund.
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Mary Robinson
Valley View Baptist Church
Cedar Falls
Iran
Orchard Dr
Duran blocks mental exam as possible assassination charges loom
Francisco Martin Duran refused a quick mental evaluation as investigators review new evidence suggesting he intended to kill President Clinton. A former coworker said Duran spoke of shooting Clinton and officials found papers and a map reading kill the prez in his truck.
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Washington
White House
Clinton
Broadmoor
Colorado
Associated Press
Francisco Martin Duran
David Millis
Millis
FBI
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